YouTube has a secret 'Dark Mode' – this is how you activate it

You may have never seen it, but it turns out YouTube has a secret dark mode — and you can activate it, too.

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As discovered by one resourceful Redditor, the secret mode appears to be available solely on the latest reiteration of Chrome (version 57 and above) — and once enabled, it seems to automatically apply to the remainder of the website, including the homepage and the dedicated channel pages.

Here's how you can activate it:

Open the Chrome developer tools tab.

Windows users can do this by pressing Ctrl + Shift + I.

Mac users can do this by pressing Option + Cmd + I.

Select the Console tab.

Once in Console, paste the following text: document.cookie="VISITOR_INFO1_LIVE=fPQ4jCL6EiE"

Hit enter.

Close the developer tools tab and refresh the page. Just a little heads-up: YouTube might look slightly different - though still in white.

Click the main settings menu in the top right and find the 'Dark Mode' section.